Reflections and Lessons Learned in 2013
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My view on the first day of 2013 On January 1st 2013, I stood at the top of the Space Needle in Seattle looking over the glistening lights of the skyscrapers and getting giddy from the brisk fresh air I was inhaling. Looking over a city, where the people below look so small, your senses working overtime 520 feet up in the air, it’s difficult not to have some kind of life assessment up that high (especially if you’re scared of heights!). I remember clearly what I thought on the first day of 2013 – I’m happy to be alive, I’m a very lucky person, and 2013 is gonna be a good year. Many p ..read more
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Rediscovering the Joy of Dance
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It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post. In truth I’ve been trying to write one for weeks but inspiration has been lacking, beginning them and then throwing them in the trash. This one might end the same way... I guess I haven’t really known what to write about. I’ve been travelling a lot and I could bore you all to death with the details of everywhere I’ve been teaching. But, while that might be of interest to some of you, I don’t want to sound like a broken record. Every trip has been fun in its own unique way; I’ve learned lots and come home happy with some money in my pocket for ..read more
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The Truth about Tribal Fest and Other Stories
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It is incredible how long it has taken me to get to write this blog about my trip – I have been so busy since I returned home, and I had so many experiences so I will warn you – this is a very long one. Conveniently I have split each section of my trip into individual stories, so if you can’t stomach this all in one go, you can always return to the blog later for the next chapter! Before I went to the US last month I was asked to write ‘the truth’ about Tribal Fest in my blog. Most of you know, I don’t hold back when I write... that I will say if there were things that I liked and things that ..read more
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Dancing my heart out
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Wow, a busy few weeks by all accounts! Finished writing my PhD thesis (now just the viva to go before I can officially call myself Dr. Southall!), went to Tribal Massive for 8 days of training, and Infusion Emporium just over with... lots to tell you about, so grab a cup of tea and find a comfy chair! First Tribal Massive – I won’t bore you with the details of my 28 hours of travel to actually get to Las Vegas, so I’ll just cut to the chase! Tribal Massive We began the first day with 6 hours back to back with Kami Liddle. Kami has recently studied Bartenieff method and was incorporating th ..read more
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Lucky Bitch - That's Right! (AKA My American Adventure)
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Well, I had a very eventful Christmas and New Year! My wonderful husband Dan got me the most perfect Christmas gift – a multi-stop trip to the US to see Beats Antique for New Year and to 3rdCoast Tribal Festival to study with Zoe Jakes! Before you say it, yes, I do realise how lucky I am! You don’t need to tell me! Portland So on Boxing Day we headed off to Heathrow to board our plane to Portland. The trip wasn’t entirely focused around dance – we got to be tourists for a lot of the time which was awesome. I’ve heard great things about Portland from the British dancers that have been ov ..read more
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Dance Training is Life Training: Our Responsibilities as Dance Teachers
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"People who write about spring training not being necessary have never tried to throw a baseball"- Sandy Koufax I left off writing this blog until I had some time to process my thoughts. And still they’re not so cohesive, but I felt the need to get this off my chest. Recently a friend posted a status update on Facebook about some workshops that she had taken recently and how much she enjoyed them. The comments below the status piqued my interest for a number of reasons. One commenter spent the entire thread of comments trying to devalue the necessity of workshops. The commenter in question ..read more
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2012 - Thank You & Goodnight!
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During winter time, as the year begins to take its final breaths and give life to the next, I come to reflect on the 12 months that has passed. And 2012 sure has been a rollercoaster of emotions… good and bad. But mostly good! As I left 2011, I wasn’t feeling entirely positive about dance. I’d been having a period of self-doubt, a crisis of confidence – about everything. My performances, my ability, my teaching… everything. I’d been to shows, performed and smiled, resented myself, felt like the worst dancer in the room and put way too much pressure on myself. Basically, I burned out – I was ..read more
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Who needs a break...?!
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Who needs a break? I do actually!! But, there's no sign of slowing down for this girl - not for a while at least! After returning from teaching at Bratislava Tribal Festival in October, I barely had chance to breathe before the first lot of arrivals for Infusion Emporium. Vesna and her partner Uros arrived first on the Wednesday, followed by Deb Rubin at Birmingham Airport. Up until Saturday, dancers were arriving in flurries of suitcases and sequins in preparation for the weekend.  And what a weekend it was! We had a total of 10 people sleeping in our house. Our living room became a g ..read more
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Bratislava Tribal Festival
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Well, what a weekend it has been! Last Thursday I flew out to Bratislava, Slovakia for the very first Bratislava Tribal Festival, where I had the honour of teaching alongside one of my favourite dancers – Giuliana Angelini from Munich, Germany. Hosted by Karisma Bellydance, I met these beautiful ladies back in March at Tribal Prague festival. Arriving at the airport in Bratislava, I was greeted with the smiling faces of Janka and Sabeena alongside my host for the weekend Jozef. I couldn’t help but giggle at Jozo’s most pressing question about my life back in Britain – ‘Do you have Tesco ..read more
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A friend is someone who dances with you...
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Dancing with Martina in Hungary I’ve had a wonderful summer at the European festivals – I would usually write a blog about how freaking awesome everything was, but I’m not going to do that. I can tell you that I took some brilliant workshops, performed in some amazing shows and saw some beautiful dancers... I got to dance with some amazing people (namely Ambrosia, Martina Crowe-Hewett, Sundari, and a group of beauties in some impromptu ATS), and I can tell you how grateful I am to the organisers of Tribal Umrah, Carpe Somnium, Split Tribal Fest and Budapest Tribal Festival for creat ..read more
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